Hello everyone, from CSEA Retiree Unit 5003 - East Bay (Contra Costa)

Hi Martha, Welcome!

Hello from San Francisco!

Just a reminder that if you live in SF, there's an important Board of Trustees meeting today at 4:00 pm

Cynthia from San Rafael

You can also access the same material here on our website: https://californiaalliance.org/lobby-day-2022/

Please make sure the website and the documents provided are up-to-date with the status of the bills. Thanks.

You can also access the same material here on our website: https://californiaalliance.org/lobby-day-2022/

I am so impressed by Dwane Camp! Thank you, Dwane!

THANK YOU DWANE!!!

I see in the budget asks letter on the CARA website the issues digital divide and affordable housing. Can we raise these issues on lobby day?

Thankyou Dwane!!!

thanks Dwane San Diego CAT Member

There is also money in the Governor’s proposed budget that is inappropriate and should be spent elsewhere. He asks for $3 billion to shore up the Unemployment Insurance Fund, basically making taxpayers pay for a program that is required by current law to be solely funded by a payroll tax on employers. This is a pure gift to the employers who have resisted paying adequate UI payroll taxes for decades.

The staff members are often awesome!

Sometimes they know more than the legislators!

They are workers like US!!!!

Thank you Dwane for your level of knowledge sharing to us all. Marlene

you're the best Dwane!

Thanks, Dwayne! That’s a huge accomplishment for us.

Thank You Dwane for undertaking this monumental task of Our behalf.

I would say that 90% of the time you are going to speak with a staff member then with the State Assembly or State Senator member.

PLEASE SIGN UP AT: caralobby@gmail.com

Excellent organizing Jodi and Dwane Kudos E

so does that mean we don't need to assign a note taker?

Great!! Thank you

need to check out for Healthy California Now Board meeting. Carry on..

CARA staff is INCREDIBLE! Lot of work on your shoulders to pull this off!

I just hope people won't read it unless we can read it as if we're speaking.

Don't we have role play

This has been great... I have to go.. Thanks again!!

I have not used "Boss" in past meetings with staffers. Is preference on saying "assembly member" or "senator" okay? Is it better to say "boss" instead?

I think this is an excellent example of speaking. I would say "assembly member" or "senator" instead of boss.

Actually, to have info re nursing homes in the rep’s district ahead of time would be good . Does CARA have a listing of them esp by districts?

Boss sounds very informal, and I think we can be informal as long as we're courteous, but it could be seen as too servile.

Is it good or bad for there to be unlicensed nursing homes in the district we are meeting with? If none, or few, maybe the member wouldn't consider it a priority; if many, maybe he gets campaign funding from the owners. I think it might be better to dodge the question. Though Keith is doing a great job of dodging the questions asked of him!

You can access all our Lobby Day material here on our website: https://californiaalliance.org/lobby-day-2022/

kern county?

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asking about the CAT for KERN county

who will we be lobbying

You have to click this link and that link to get there…

I don't think anyone will have to do all that Dwane had to do!

Gotta go…

Yolanda, in the next few days, we will be getting that information from Dwane

Add these emails to your contacts: cynthial.cara@gmail.com, jreid.cara@gmail.com, caralobby@gmail.com

@ Ernest -ok, great.

In case anyone is from SF and concerned about CCSF, here's a link for TODAY at 4:00 pm: Friday 5/6/22, 4:00 PMhttps://ccsf-edu.zoom.us/j/95056703275Phone Number: 415 762 9988 or 669 900 6833 ID: 95056703275

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Thank you! This was a very good meeting!

Great meeting, thanks so much!

Will CARA also have a time clock for the legislative meetings

Excellent session!

Excellent preparation meeting for Lobby Day!

Thank you everybody! Very helpful meeting!

I LOVE this organization!!!

Love this song

Outstanding